102 - Food: Surge Shrinkage and Boozy Foods

Chewing gum in stomach:http://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058446A 1998 paper describes a four-year-old boy being referred with a two-year history of constipation. The boy was found to have "always swallowed his gum after chewing five to seven pieces each day", being given the gum as a reward for good behavior, and the build-up resulted in a solid mass which could not leave the body. A 1½-year-old girl required medical attention when she swallowed her gum and four coins, which got stuck together in her esophagus.